Washing machine



Aug. 29, 1933.

S. H. STOFFEL WASHING MACHINE Filed July 16, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1,925,061 WASHING MACHINE Simon Henri Stofl'el, Delft, Netherlands, assignor to N. V. Machinefabriek Reineveld, Haagweg, {901%, Netherlands, a company of the Nether- I Application July 16, 1931, Serial No. 551,216, and in theNetherlands August 30, 1930 2 Claims. (Cl. 58-18) This invention relates to a washing machine of The horizontal perforated drum 1 is rotatably the type known per se, in which a horizontally journalled within'the stationary shell 2 and is J'ournalled perforated drum for the reception of subdivided by approximately radial partitions 3 the articles to be washed is capable of being into four compartments of equal size a, b, c, d.

5 turnedto and fro within a closed shell which con- Each compartment has a charging and discharg- 60 tains the soapy water or the other washing ing opening 4a, 4b. 4c, ad (or an axially extending liquid. The perforated drum is usually subdirow of such openings) which is capable of being vided by approximately radial partitions into two closed by means of a cylindrically curved sliding or three compartments, each of which compart- (1 01' 5a. 5b, 56. 5d- T Openings 419.40 and ments serves the purpose of receiving one set of ddo not liefin accordance with the usual princi- 65 washing, that is to say, a number of articles beple, at angular distances of 90 each, but are so longing together. To enable it to be filled and positioned that the openings 4a and 4d and the emptied each compartment is provided with one openings 4b and 4c are directly next to one anor more closable openings which lie next to one other or approximately so.

another in the axial direction and in each com- The shell 2 has two open (or v lly ar- 70 partment directly adjoin one of the partitions, the ranged ro of Such Openings) v the horizontal arrangement being such that the angular dislower edges of which lie in the horizontal central tances between the openings correspond to the plane of the shell. These openings can be closed angle over which each compartment extends. In by means of cylindrically curved sliding doors view of this arrangement it is necessary after the 8, 9. 75 completion of a washing operation to bring the When a washing operation is finished and the compartments successively with their openings perforated drum 1 occupies the position shown opposite the filling and emptying openings proin the drawing, the partitions 3 between the comvided at one side only of the shell for dischargpartments a, b, on the one hand and the comi 8 t empartments c, d on the other hand being approxi- 0 A washing drum having four compartments mately horizontal (in which position they may has also already been described. In this drum be set by means of a pointer provided outside the as well the charging and discharging openings of shell), while the doors 5a, 5b, 8 a 9 are p n. the compartments are arranged in the manner the compartments a and b can be simultaneously described above and the perforated drum must discharged and thereupon simultaneously 85 therefore be partly turned four times in order char I that all the compartments may be discharged With machines of this kind with the usual diand charged. mensions the openings 6 and 7 (and consequently The present invention has for its object to imthe op ngs 4b lying temporarily pp prove such a washing machine having four comthem) are situated at such a height above the partments, in such a manner that two compartfloor that this operation can be carried out withments can each time be simultaneously disout the aid of raised platforms or the like. The charged and charged through oppositely posiwashing can be removed without any difficulty tioned openings in the shell. from the compartments, as the lower edges of The single figure shown in the drawing reprethe discharge openings 6. 7 are approximately 95 sents a vertical cross sectional view of a com at the same height as the partitionswhich for partmental washing machine. the time being form the bottoms of the compart- The invention consists more particularly in ments a and b. Were the charging and disthis, that the openings of each two pairs of adjacharging openings of the perforated drum at cent compartments are close to the partition and angular distances of from one another, the that the shell has two horizontally opposed opening 41) would, when the opening 4a is in charging and discharging openings, the angular the position shown, be approximately at the top distance of which corresponds approximately to and the compartment 2) would thus be very diffithat between two drum openings which follow cult to discharge, if in these circumstances it 50 one another in the peripheral direction but are would be at all possible to work from both sides not directly adjacent to one another. at the same time.

A washing machine according to the invention When the compartments a, b have been disshall now be more particularly described with charged and then recharged the drum need only reference to the accompanying drawing which be turned once through in order that the 55 illustrates it in vertical cross-section. compartments 0 and d can be attended to in be immediately started. The advantage of the new construction resides in the fact that the charging and discharging operations require con-- siderably less time and that the machine can therefore be longer in operation during onewo'rking hour, which isa matter of considerable importance in such relatively costly machines.

The idea underlying the invention can be similarly applied to washingmachines having for instance six or eight compartments, although this would entail some difliculties.

What I claim is: I 1. A washing machine having a horizontal,

perforated drum which is divided into four compartments by approximately radial partitions and is rotatable about a horizontal axis within a closed shell, each compartment being provided.

with only one opening adjacent a partition and 1,925,061 the manner described. The machine can then adjacent the opening in the adjoining compartment, said shell being provided with two horizontally opposed charging and discharging openings adapted to simultaneously register with a pair of compartment openings, and each opening being provided with a door.

shell casing being provided 

